U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of State for Implementation in the Bureau of Energy Resources Julia Nesheiwat visited Azerbaijan this weekend to discuss Azerbaijan’s progress in developing its renewable energy sector and identify potential areas for cooperation, reads US Embassy press release.
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar and DAS Nesheiwat met with the Azerbaijani State Agency for Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources. DAS Nesheiwat then toured the waste management plants in Balakhani, including its Waste-to-Energy plant. DAS Nesheiwat said, “I was tremendously encouraged to see the great strides Azerbaijan has taken in developing its alternative and renewable energy resources. Azerbaijan is generally thought of as the land of oil and gas, but we should also think of Azerbaijan as a land of alternative energies. Azerbaijan has made great progress in clean energy, and we look forward to developing a strong partnership with Azerbaijan in this area”, - says the same source -0-
Politics
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The Trump administration this week kicked off fresh conversations with NATO ally Türkiye with focus on bilateral and regional issues, including the peace in the South Caucasus, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on Thursday amending the list of classified information approved under a 2005 presidential order. The changes align with amendments to the country’s laws on "Accounting" and "State Secrets" passed by parliament on December 22, 2023.
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On January 23, the Baku Court of Appeal considered the complaint of Meydan TV journalist Natig Javadli against the refusal to transfer him to house arrest.
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On January 23, the Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, Ilgar Latifov, met with a Pakistani delegation headed by the Director General of Military Operations, Abdullah Kashif. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, as well as the importance of increasing the intensity of joint exercises.
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